Apple Patents

Apple files patent for Pencil holder for iPad and iPhone Smart Covers

If you’re among the few who use the Apple Pencil on a daily basis, you’ll be aware that stowing it is one of the biggest pains of owning the device.

Apple sues Chinese phone maker Baili, after Beijing IP bureau demands stopping iPhone sales

A trial over a patent dispute between Apple and a Chinese phone maker opened Wednesday in Beijing.

German court rules against Apple in video streaming patent case

A German court has ruled against Apple Inc in a case over video streaming patents, handing Kudelski's OpenTV unit a victory in its ongoing intellectual property licensing campaign against major technology companies.

Apple working on no-touch display for hovering fingers: Report

Apple has been granted a patent that would allow an iPhone or iPad to "sense" a user's finger input when hovering over a display screen, rather than physically touching the surface. The patent has been granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office on February 2.

Samsung vs Apple: Officials invalidate Apple design patent

The ongoing Apple - Samsung war has witnessed may twiest and turns, and here's a new one. News has it that official in the US have ruled Apple design patent invalid, according to FOSS Patents.

Ericsson extends patent suits against Apple to Europe

Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has filed lawsuits in Germany, Britain and the Netherlands against Apple over technology licence payments, Ericsson said on Friday, extending a U.S. battle between the firms to Europe.

Apple granted new camera technology patent; may use it in next iPhone

Cupertino giant Apple has secured a new patent which will give future iPhones the ability to shoot even better images and deliver high-quality colors which have not been seen before.

US jury clears Apple of infringing wireless tech patents

A federal jury in Texas on Monday said Apple did not infringe five wireless technology patents owned by Canadian patent licensing firm Conversant Intellectual Property Management.

Apple now faces second lawsuit from victorious patent firm Smartflash

Fresh off a $532.9 million jury win against Apple Inc, a Texas company is again suing the tech giant, this time over the same patents' use in devices introduced after the original case was underway. Smartflash aims to make Apple pay for using the patent licensing firm's technology without permission in devices not be included in the previous case, such as the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and the iPad Air 2. The trial covered older Apple devices.

Apple's auto-complete patent claim rejected: Samsung gains advantage in US lawsuit